Sun behind cloud emoji meaning

The sun behind cloud emoji shows a bright yellow sun partially tucked behind a soft white cloud. This emoji often symbolizes weather conditions that are partly cloudy or partly sunny. Beyond its weather-related meaning, it can also carry a more figurative message. People might use it to express hope, optimism, or the idea of finding something positive even in challenging situations, similar to searching for a silver lining. This emoji is a simple yet meaningful way to convey mixed feelings, brighten conversations, or discuss changing weather.

The sun behind cloud emoji is also known as Partly Sunny Emoji.

The sun behind cloud emoji was approved in Unicode 5.2 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/09026